Breakfast nookie

Hapsburg turned the pancake over and said, "It wasn't until I noticed how long my nails were getting that I understood just how disinterested in everything I've become. They've never been this long in my life. And the thing of it is, I don't care to cut them."

She scooped the pancake out of the skillet and onto the plate. She spread margarine on it and covered it in syrup, and she squeezed a ring of syrup around the outer edge of the plate. "Every user can modify the Arcade, but only up to a point. For instance, if you work hard, you can change the pinball from silver to mauve or cornflower or whatever you like. But you cannot replace the pinball. It will always be there."

Hapsburg ate. "It's rigged, the Arcade. At undetermined intervals it will defeat you as you play. These defeats are your preview for the end of the game. The game always ends."

That's nice. Now jump.